John Fish — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Current Chairman and CEO of Suffolk Construction Company, New England's largest building company with $6 billion in revenue (2024).
Co-founded Suffolk Construction Company in 1982 at age 23, buying out his father's stake in 2006.
Leads Suffolk Capital for real estate funding and Suffolk Technologies, a construction technology venture capital firm launched in 2023.
Chairman of The Real Estate Roundtable and former chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Led the private effort for Boston’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics as chair of the Boston 2024 Partnership.
Graduated from Bowdoin College in 1982 with a political science degree.

Biography

John Fish is an American businessman who serves as the Chairman and CEO of Suffolk Construction Company, which he co-founded in 1982. Under his leadership, Suffolk Construction has grown to become the largest building company in New England, reporting $6 billion in revenue as of 2024. Fish holds a 100% stake in the company, contributing to his net worth of $2.3 billion as of 2024.